Keep Lee County Beautiful Announces Environmental Stewardship Award Winners

Keep Lee County Beautiful, Inc. (KLCB) recently hosted its fourth annual Environmental Stewardship Awards Breakfast at the Riverside Community Center in Fort Myers. The event brought together community leaders, volunteers, and businesses to celebrate their collective efforts to protect and enhance the environment across Lee County.

Keep Lee County Beautiful works to inspire, educate, and engage residents in environmental stewardship through programs focused on litter prevention, recycling, shoreline cleanups, and environmental education. These initiatives support the shared goal of creating a cleaner, greener, and more sustainable community.

The annual awards breakfast recognizes individuals, organizations, and businesses that demonstrated exceptional environmental stewardship throughout 2025. This past year highlighted the powerful impact our community can make when working together to protect Lee County’s natural resources.

The 2025 Environmental Stewardship Award Winners are:

Outstanding Adoption Group – Southwest Florida Shelling

Community Partner – Southwest Florida Association of Environmental Professionals

Youth Engagement Partner – Florida SouthWestern State Collage

Outstanding Site Captain – Harry Phillips

Business Partner – Wawa

Marine Debris Improvement – Kayak Excursions

Volunteer of the Year – Chris King

Rudy Busch Award – Connie Busch

The 2025 Environmental Stewardship Finalists are:

Outstanding Adoption Group – Cape Coral Youth Council, Rotary Club of Cape Coral

Community Partner – Publix, Edison & Ford Winter Estates

Youth Engagement Partner – North Fort Myers Parks & Recreation, Estero Parts & Recreation

Outstanding Site Captain – Jane Bowser, Charles Martz

Business Partner – Boston Red Sox, Family Thrift

Marine Debris Improvement – Sarah Burnsed, Salty Sam’s Marina

Volunteer of the Year – Morris & Depew, Pelican’s SnoBalls